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Beyond the basics, Motorola vhf and uhf systems – Radio Shack PRO-2096 User Manual

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Beyond the Basics

4. Press

PROG to return to the channel storage bank.

5. Select a channel to begin programming trunking system

frequencies. Use direct channel entry or the

e or d

keys.

6. Enter the trunking frequency and press ENT. If necessary,

press MODE to change the receiving mode to ED.

7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to enter the other EDACS trunking

system channels for the system you wish to monitor.

Motorola VHF and UHF systems

To monitor Motorola VHF and UHF systems, you must
program the scanner with three additional parameters — the
base frequency, step and offset.

1. Press

PROG, and then TRUNK to enter the ID program mode.

2. Press

FUNC and press (or hold)

e or d

to select the bank.

3. Press

MODE until Motorola appears in the display.

4. Press

FUNC, then 2. The following appears:

Base freq:
406.0000
Offset: 380
Step:25.0KHz

5. While

B in Base blinks, if necessary, enter the desired

base frequency and press ENT.

6. While

O in Offset blinks, if necessary, enter the offset

number and press ENT.

7. While S in Step blinks, repeatedly press

e or d

to select

the step number, 5, 6.25, 7.5, 12.5, 15, 25.0, or 50.0kHz,
and then press ENT.

Base frequency, step and offset vary for each individual
UHF trunking system. You can get information about
these frequencies for the trunking system you want to
scan using the Internet or locally published guidebooks.

• Systems with multiple channel ranges can be programmed

Notes

Notes